Fur Quotes - page 4
I just don't like meat. Rotten carcasses don't feel good inside in my body. I've also seen some horrible documentaries about the hormones and things that go into meat. On a health level, meat is so scary. [...] It's not just about staying away from meat, it's about keeping things in your diet that make you feel good. That's why you eat vegetarian in the first place. [...] I think killing to make or eat things is horrific. It seems like there was a movement against wearing fur in fashion, but overnight it's fine again. I hate the way we pay lip service to issues like that.
Alan Cumming
I decided to go nude because I think that nudity always creates a big reaction. That is what is required to keep people's attention on such a brutal practice .... These poor animals are electrocuted, skinned alive, drowned, and bludgeoned just for the sake of fashion. ... Don't buy fur. Even a little trim-your gloves or your bag or your jackets .... You must remember that animals don't have a voice. You must be their voice. Never be afraid to speak up.
Elisabetta Canalis
[Receiving an anonymous email about animals getting skinned alive for fur] made me furious, and angry and depressed. I was an animal lover my whole life, but I never realized that humans beings were capable of such cruelty. ... It was a huge wake-up call for me, and I knew I had to get involved, so I dedicated my life basically to being a voice for animals because they're voiceless and defenseless. ... If you're an animal lover, just try to educate your friends and be a voice. Always try to find products that are not tested on animals and stay away from fur. ... It's amazing how powerful social media can be – animals can be saved just because people share info and care. It's all about being active and just trying to make the world a better place.
Joanna Krupa
Each fur jacket and piece of fur trim is taken from a terrified living being who was trapped in the wild ... or who had a miserable life locked inside a barren wire cage before being drowned, electrocuted, poisoned, or skinned alive. ... I, along with many ... would love to see ... take a step into the compassionate future of fashion by pledging not to feature fur.
Elisabetta Canalis
I had seen ... the mistreatment and abuse of these elephants ... and I was brought to tears. When you look at something like the circus and everyone's laughing and there's color and there's music and everything seems so great, but when you go right behind that door and they're in these crates all day long and then they're getting shocked and beat just so they can get up and dance around on a ball - it was just so sickening. ... Stop going to the circus, don't buy real fur, don't buy a dog, go rescue a dog. You can't keep supporting people who are doing this to helpless animals, at all.
Olivia Munn
As a proud person of Chinese descent, it broke my heart to learn just how terribly animals suffer and die on Chinese fur farms and that there are no penalties for this abuse. ... When you think about even that little tiny trim of fur on your gloves or on your collar, that is still coming from an animal that had to endure so much pain just for you. There's nothing good about pretending like you don't know.
Olivia Munn
It's only one planet. It's all we have. So what we do here affects the other side of the planet in ways we never know. ... I am [vegetarian] too, but leaning towards veganism. ... I give people the dirtiest look when we walk down the street and see someone wearing fur. He gets embarrassed because I will look at them like, how could you even walk out of your house like that? You might as well be wearing my dog. What are you doing? I started getting into animal rights when I met him [Corey Feldman], but I've always loved animals.
Susie Feldman
I never was against wearing fur because I truly did not know how these animals were tortured and killed in order to have these coats and accessories. I am done with fur forever and I have now found so many amazing faux fur lines that are great alternatives for women who love the look and love animals. I love that PETA is all about individuals taking baby steps in becoming aware of animal rights. I am not a full vegetarian but I have not eaten red meat or pork in over 10 years. ... I am also extremely careful now not to purchase products that are tested on animals. I have started with fur but I hope that over time I will become a full vegetarian.
Khloe Kardashian
I am so thrilled to be involved with PETA and taking a stance that I would rather be naked than wear fur, because I've always grown up with animals and I consider them my best friends, and for us to put them through so much torture and cruelty just for fashion I think is so horrific, and we need to raise the awareness because a person needs to learn to be comfortable in their own skin, not the skin of another animal.
Shandi Finnessey
One of the issues with animals that I'm really concerned about is people who get animals as pets and maybe aren't prepared to take care of them and haven't really thought it through. I've seen a lot of people I know who get dogs and they can't handle them two days later ... [Fur] is a really easy thing to avoid, you don't need fur and if you want the look of fur, I mean, there's faux fur. There's just no reason for it. I just make a point of telling people that I don't buy products that are fur ... I have a fragrance line and one of the things I really love about is the manufacturer assured me that nothing's tested on animals ... I mean, how many years have we been selling cosmetics in this country? We should be able to figure out what we can use on humans safely and what no.
Holly Madison
